Apple's new iMac G5 features a built-in iSight video camera for out-of-the-box video conferencing and debuts Apple's Front Row media experience. Front Row promises a simple and intuitive way to play your music, enjoy your photo slideshows, and watch your DVDs and iMovies, as well as music videos and television shows purchased from Apple's iTunes Music Store. The all-in-one system even comes with a wireless remote control for operating the system from up to 30 feet away.

With its built-in iSight video camera, the new iMac G5 provides video conferencing out of the box using Apple's iChat AV software. The new iMac G5 also includes Photo Booth, Apple's new application that lets you take snapshots with the built-in iSight video camera, add entertaining visual effects with the touch of a button, and share them via Mail, save them in iPhoto, or use them as icons in iChat or Address Book.

The refined design of the new iMac G5 is now up to 0.5-inch thinner and 15 per cent lighter than the previous generation, according to Apple. Delivering better value, the new iMac G5 line includes a 17-inch model with a 1.9GHz PowerPC G5 processor ($1299) and a 20-inch model with a 2.1GHz PowerPC G5 processor ($1699).

Both models now come standard with a SuperDrive with double-layer support for burning DVDs, 533MHz of DDR2 SDRAM memory (expandable to 2.5GB), choice of hard disks up to 500GB, and an ATI Radeon X600 PCI Express-based graphics card with 128MB of dedicated video memory.

The new iMac G5s include built-in 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, built-in AirPort Extreme for fast 54Mbit/s wireless networking, built-in Bluetooth 2.0, a total of five USB ports (three USB 2.0) and two FireWire 400 ports. The system also includes Apple's Mighty Mouse, featuring up to four programmable buttons and an innovative Scroll Ball that lets you scroll in any direction - vertically, horizontally and even diagonally.

Every new iMac G5 also includes iLife '05, Apple's suite of digital lifestyle applications, Mac OS X version 10.4 'Tiger,', and a collection of productivity and entertainment titles including AppleWorks, Quicken 2006 for Mac, 2006 World Book, Photo Booth, Nanosaur 2 and Marble Blast Gold. The new iMac G5 line will be available next week through the Apple Store.

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